Cases

[rigby]

I was thinking how nice it is that the old guns used to come with wooden cases. That little extra touch makes them so special. So I know why they probably dropped them but would it be nice to have them back. Now we get foam rubber and cardboard.

[Lee Martin]

There used to be a group out of Indiana that made lined wooden cases for handguns and sold them for $25. Met them at a Pittsburgh gunshow one year and bought a bunch of them. If I can find their card, I'll post their information (though I'm sure they're getting more than $25 now).

-Lee
www.singleactions.com

[nobearsyet]

I think Midway sells those, if not I know Cabelas does

[rigby]

Thanks guys, I guess its more about the times we live in. Its like when I look through the Double Gun Journal and see those beautiful guns nestled so nicely in their case with all the little compartments and cleaning tools. I realize the gun co. see the bottom line and looks at thing like not having wooden boxes as way to cut costs. And I am sure most probably would rather have the 20 bucks put into he gun then a box.

[nobearsyet]

Very true, but it would save me from having to buy a nice hard sided case that isn't molded every time I buy a new gun

[Charger Fan]

I hear ya, I think the old wooden cases add a special touch of class that isn't often seen anymore.

I've got a couple sites bookmarked at home of guys who make some really nice wooden cases...but they are a couple hundred bucks a pop. So I haven't inquired any further at this time. ;D

[nobearsyet]

For that matter, I don't think they'd be hard to build at home (I like the at home projects, they're fun and they save my cheap a#s money)

[Charger Fan]

Yeah, I've been contemplating building my own, too. My woodworking skills aren't very good yet, but building some cases may be a good way to gain some skill.

[nobearsyet]

I don't see where it would be all that hard, it seems as all the cuts could be made at 90deg angles and toenailed from the back side

[blacktailslayer]

Toenailed from the backside? What?! Dovetailed, dovetailed & dovetailed! I thought you wanted something classy?

[the priest]

Carl threw up a neat photo about a week ago of a case that was wooden framed and (for lack of a better description) had a cutout in a flat piece of wood for the gun to lie in. soft in the middle, then immediately wood to the framing.

that one was new to me.

[nobearsyet]

I figure toe nail it because some don't have the necessary skil (not meaning to offend anyone there) and I wanted to keep it as simple as possible, and besides, it's going to get covered in felt (or velvet, silk, leather, whatever) and you'll never see the nails anyways

[Charger Fan]

Something like this?



I think a router could probably make that cutout without much problem.

[nobearsyet]

Yeah, a lot like that

[papa]

Here's one I put together, with the help of my wife, for a co-worker. The guy on the card, Raymond Towns, died of cancer and left this to my friend George. I asked to borrow it to use it as a pattern for making some grips for another friend of mine and this is how I returned it to him, with custom grips of course ;D

I made the screw bolsters out of nickel 44 mag cases and the hole in the Ace of spades was shot with that gun!



Papa